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Police probe sudden death of three people in city

One body was found with several head injuries, police said

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by CYRUS OMBATI

News11 December 2023 - 07:22
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In Summary


  • A second body was found in a house in Mukuru slums after a sudden death.
  • The deceased was identified as one Gilbert Ogaro Onsongo, 37.
Crime Scene

Detectives are investigating the death of three people whose bodies were found separately in Nairobi.

The first incident was reported in Embakasi area where a man was murdered and the body dumped near Imara Daima Railway Station.

Police who visited the Sunday evening scene said the body was of a man who is aged about 25.

The body had several head injuries at the time it was discovered.

It is suspected the man was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the scene.

The motive is yet to be established, police said.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending identification and autopsy.

A second body was found in a house in Mukuru slums after a sudden death.

The deceased was identified as Gilbert Ogaro Onsongo, 37.

His body was found lying facing upwards with no visible injury inflicted on it, police said.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy, police said.

In Motomoto village within Mukuru, the body of Alex Mogaka, 30, was found on a footpath.

The body was facing downwards with blood coming from his nose.

No other physical injuries were seen on the body.

The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and probe.

Police say cases of sudden deaths have been on the rise and they are pending probe.

Some of the victims are murdered while others collapse and die in houses and roads.

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